Hi Jim,

The post was for Bill ,sorry I did not word it right my fault ,the man in the clip I meant. Max

Bill,

That guy is not a Uechi practioner ,I have actually talked with him years ago ,he as researched various sanchin's etc,one of his main katas was naihanchi ,in his style there is three kata ;Sanchin/ nai-hanchi /rokokudan

Bill ,you may find this of interest ,I actually worked upon a massive extension to Sam Smiths brewery,1972 for Wimpy construction ,Their stuff is all round yorkshire ,a well liked beer . max.

A few years ago a pro fighter [boxer] who converted to mma , who is also a friend bye the way .veiwed my uechi in his gym ,he thought it looked daft untill we sparred ,and he ended up rolling over on the floor .My point is it did not look effective ,his words summed it up "until you get on the ...

The problems Karate faces run much deeper than the effective practioner here and there upholding what karate should be .In general its weakened ,the rot as set in as a fighting art .

I think that I posted this before,James Figg pugilist UK fought Ned Sutton within three areas ,swords first bout Figg won by cutting suttons arm ,half hr later they faced off again puglism ,Figg won this bout via taking sutton to the ground and a submission ,the last bout was with cudgels ,again Fig...

Basically I am on a survival footing ,with the idea of teaching a few ,but I have not suffered in the same manner as the big groups ,with instructors having to shut dojo after dojo in this changing fortune for karate . I offer Kanbun like training for a very tiny market ,which as a natural drop out ...

Bill ,thanks for viewing me as friend .Yea I am a expert at warming up at work,along with millions more :)one thing you may find of interest is ; we may have to warm up quite a few times during any one day ,plus we have to account for weather systems ,some days you struggle to get warm .

Bert, We are on the same page ,if there are differences ,its approach . How you approach uechi-ryu is; via the dan/ kyu system ,I do not ,but so what its all uechi-ryu .In my approach you start the kicks when you take on board seisan ,that's were the first introduction to a kick is or would be taugh...

Bert .As mentioned I never ever do the uechi warm ups ,they are not a part of my syllabus ,so my approach to uechi-ryu is different that's all in a straight away manner . A gradual knock on effect from this approach is; to retain as close possible connections with my subject of study [sanchin] this ...

Thanks Bert .

Also if we are a bit stiff ,or out of shape relaxed and slow ,until a more flexible level is within sight .Again you are in close contact with your subject of study .

We know you can warm up on most things ,personally I think to achieve getting into good condition is a goal and retaining things,so if needed you can perform at the drop of a hat . So to perform a kick you would not really have to go through a warm up session ,if you can't then serious steps need to...

Bert. I don't know if I can offer anything, for 35years or so I never have used a separate warm up period ,quite simply I have always warmed up with Sanchin and give or take cooled down with Sanchin ,in a nutshell that's a old original way of warm up ,now don't think in a three full kata Sanchin for...

I totally value your forum ,you were very tolerant ,plus I like your viewpoints and questioning mind will be missed.

All the best Max.

Max This makes sense. And it's a style of teaching that I seem to be evolving to. As I've said many times, kata are reference books and not storybooks. You would never read The Encyclopedia Britannica from beginning to end. You go into a volume and get what you need, and use it in whatever fashion ...